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2 unusual facts about Green Corn Rebellion


Green Corn Rebellion

In early August 1917, preceding the rebellion, large numbers of African-American, European-American, and Native American men gathered at the farm of John Spears in Sasakwa to plan a march upon Washington, DC to end the war.

Sasakwa, Oklahoma

In 1917, hundreds of men gathered on a farm near Sasakwa to protest the draft in World War I, an event called the Green Corn Rebellion.



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